The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has introduced a new Solar Power Scheme as part of the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) aimed at Particularly Vulnerable Tribal
Namrata Hingorani, an ex-business consultant who spent 22 years in the US and UK and has recently relocated to Mumbai wanted to celebrate her 40th birthday in a special way. She met with the Project Chirag
Dr Bibek Bandyopadhyay is Senior Scientific Advisor in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and heads the Solar Energy Centre (SEC). He is an expert in the fields of hydrogen energy, fuel cells,
New Delhi The power ministry has written to the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure to mandate a uniform 50% risk weight to bank loans for state-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), a move which could lead to banks doubling their exposure to these companies if it finds favour with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The power ministry has proposed a uniform risk weight of 50% for these two infrastructure financing companies (IFCs). At present, banks assign low risk weight only to top-rated IFCs, while others attract 100% risk weight.
A Bill to provide for the establishment of a Rural Electrification Authority to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to farmers for their agricultural activities and at least one single point light
A Karnataka-based NGO is one of the eight finalists for the UK-based green energy prize, the Ashden Award. Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) in Karnataka has been selected
Around 82 inaccessible, remote villages in Gopalganj, Saharsa, Supaul and Kaimur districts would be energised under Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification programme (RGREP) in Bihar, the State Hydel Power
In January, PM Manmohan Singh had promised a "practical, pragmatic and viable solution" to the plethora of problems plaguing the power sector "within a month". An expert suggests a roadmap to get there
Universal access to sustainable energy will be the harbinger of the next industrial revolution. Energy powers human progress. From job generation to economic competitiveness, from strengthening security
For a state government that pats itself for having turned Gujarat into a power-surplus region by connecting all the urban and rural areas to the electricity grid, the census data of 2011 — that shows over
The land of rugged beauty has been suffering from the maladies of modern life accentuated by heavy use of fossil fuel especially diesel. However, in last two years, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
